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Datacenter Sites in Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska

Matanuska-Susitna County has 53 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 51.3/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 200 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low".

At a glance

Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska has 53 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 51.3/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Alaska average of 50.3. It ranks 4th of 29 Alaska counties by number of sites and 6th by average score. The top-scoring site is DOUGLAS at 57.1/100.

53
Candidate sites
51.3/100
Avg DC Readiness
200 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Low
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Matanuska-Susitna County

Site-selection context for Matanuska-Susitna County

No
Datacenter tax incentive
22.55¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
20.37¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
4
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$20,972
Land price / acre
0
Cooling degree days
10,000
Heating degree days
27°F
Mean annual temp

How does Matanuska-Susitna County compare with other counties in Alaska?

By number of scored sites, Matanuska-Susitna County ranks 4th of the 29 Alaska counties with a county page, holding 6.5% of the state's 817 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 51.3/100 ranks 6th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 710th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 2 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Matanuska-Susitna County?

Former Mine sites are the most common (32, 60% of the county's inventory), followed by industrial (11) and federal excess (5). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Matanuska-Susitna County?

Industrial electricity averages 20.37¢/kWh and commercial 22.55¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Low" (18). WRI water stress is low. 4 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 0 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 27°F. Land is valued around $20,972 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Matanuska-Susitna County

Top datacenter sites in Matanuska-Susitna County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DOUGLASSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs57.1
UNKNOWN158475Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs53.9
BIG LAKEFederal Excess——3.9 yrs53.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs53.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs53.4
OZ Matanuska-SusitnaGreenfield——4.3 yrs52.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs52.8
ALASKAFederal Excess——3.9 yrs52.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs52.1
TALKEETNAFederal Excess——3.9 yrs52.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs51.8
TALKEETNAFederal Excess——3.9 yrs51.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs51.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs51.7
Best Deal AutoIndustrial——4.3 yrs51.7
City of WasillaIndustrial——4.3 yrs51.6
OZ Matanuska-SusitnaGreenfield——4.3 yrs51.6
David F SmithIndustrial——4.3 yrs51.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs51.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs51.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs51.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs51.0
YAK Property - North LotIndustrial——4.3 yrs50.9
Mat-Maid BlockIndustrial——4.3 yrs50.9

Every scored site in Matanuska-Susitna County

All 53 sites, best first.

Matanuska-Susitna County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Matanuska-Susitna County?

53 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 51.3/100 DC Readiness. That is the 4th-most of 29 Alaska counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Matanuska-Susitna County?

DOUGLAS scores 57.1/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 53 scored sites in Matanuska-Susitna County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Matanuska-Susitna County offer datacenter tax incentives?

No datacenter-specific tax incentive is on record for Matanuska-Susitna County in the GridCensus county dataset.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Matanuska-Susitna County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Matanuska-Susitna County as "Relatively Low" (score 18).

What are industrial electricity rates in Matanuska-Susitna County?

Average industrial electricity is 20.37¢/kWh and commercial is 22.55¢/kWh in Matanuska-Susitna County.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published November 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/alaska/matanuska-susitna-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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